Posted by Mike Massie on June 30, 2009
I am spitting mad about the “Cap and Trade” legislation that passed the House last week. This new hidden tax is going to hit the working class – our bread and butter clients – harder than anything the government has thrown at them in recent years.
Here’s what the Wall Street Journal had to say about it:
“Hit hardest would be the ‘95% of working families’ Mr. Obama keeps mentioning, usually omitting that his no-new-taxes pledge comes with the caveat ‘unless you use energy.’ Putting a price on carbon is regressive by definition because poor and middle-income households spend more of their paychecks on things like gas to drive to work, groceries or home heating.
The Congressional Budget Office – Mr. Orszag’s former roost – estimates that the price hikes from a 15% cut in emissions would cost the average household in the bottom-income quintile about 3.3% of its after-tax income every year. That’s about $680, not including the costs of reduced employment and output. The three middle quintiles would see their paychecks cut between $880 and $1,500, or 2.9% to 2.7% of income. The rich would pay 1.7%. Cap and trade is the ideal policy for every Beltway analyst who thinks the tax code is too progressive (all five of them).”
I know – it stinks, BIG TIME!
As soon as the economy starts to show signs of recovery… BAM!
They hit us with a piece of junk legislation like this.
And I’m spitting mad about it!
So, instead of throwing my mouse at my computer screen (they break very easily, something I’ve discovered since last November) I’m doing something to help you guys…
The backbone of our industry!
I’ve temporarily slashed prices on ALL my manuals and digital books, which are all listed on the following page at prices that are 40% to 60% off of retail:
SORRY… THE SALE HAS ENDED!
And, for ANYONE who orders this week from the site, I am going to give you a FREE teleseminar next Friday:
How to Market Your Martial Arts School Online Using FREE Web 2.0 Technologies!
This is my way of…
1. Saying THANKS for continuing to support my work and message during the toughest economic times in recent history -
and…
2. Helping our industry stay STRONG, even at a time when the nation’s leadership seems dead-set on ripping the guts out of the middle-class!
And, please note that, while it’s likely I’ll continue to be hacked for an indeterminate period of time, the sale ends at 8:00 AM CST on July 2nd…
So please head over there and take advantage of it while the sale is running.
SORRY… THE SALE HAS ENDED!
God bless America… and all of you,
Michael D. Massie
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Resources: http://www.starting-a-martial-arts-school.com/
Summer Camp Manual: http://startingasummerdaycamp.com/
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P.S.: Here’s some recent feedback on our business materials…
“I think your stuff is great, it is almost to good to share
but I am going to anyway. Thanks.”
Sensei Robert Taylor
Sidekick Karate
China Grove, NC
P.S.S: Take advantage of my furious wrath today!
SORRY… THE SALE HAS ENDED!
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Posted by Mike Massie on February 17, 2009
Honestly... are you being serious? For $500 an hour, I'd expect better...
I’d like to elaborate on something I wrote in yesterday’s post…
Namely, that I think martial arts business consulting is a farce.
Now, don’t get me wrong – I think it’s actually advisable that you seek good solid business information from reliable and proven sources when starting a martial arts school.
And, you should continue to educate yourself and expand your business knowledge and acumen for as long as you operate your dojo…
However, that doesn’t mean you need to hire some hotshot “consultant” to show you how it’s done. In fact, that can be a huge mistake on your part.
Allow me to illustrate with a just a few real-life stories regarding close calls with that most dangerous of species, martialis bidness know notus, a.k.a., the “martial arts business consultant”.
Exhibit “A” – One of our members at Starting-a-Martial-Arts-School.com recently related to us how he hired a big-time martial arts business consultant for advice on starting a school. The advice he received? “Finance your school on credit cards, and then come back and talk to me when you can afford my more expensive consulting package.” Seriously, that was the advice he was given.
Exhibit “B” – Some friends of mine got hooked up with a martial arts billing company that also offered consulting services (it was how they justified the “vig” of 10% on collecting your own money for you). They were advised to flat out lie to their customers by telling them their registration fee was for insurance, even though the only insurance they had was liability that protected the school, not the student. My friends, of course, never actually implemented the advice…
Exhibit “C” – Back when I was availing myself of the services of a similar organization (how do you think I formed my opinions?) I was advised that a good way to find people to teach your classes was to hire high school coaches and personal trainers off the street… even if they had zero martial arts experience. Apparently, the idea was to give them a crash course on “coaching martial arts”, have them “coach” your students, and then the black belts would come in to test the students for rank and collect the cash.
Needless to say, I never acted on this advice.
Moronic Advice Isn’t The Only Reason You Don’t Need Them…
Granted, some of the advice you may get from these consulting companies is solid advice – I don’t argue that point. As with any service business, you have some bad companies, and some good ones. I think that’s just common sense.
However, the thing is you don’t need to pay $500 an hour for some person 1,000 miles away to tell you how to run your business.
In fact, your best option is often to simply do your own research, and then follow what your research and your gut tell you to do.
Nobody knows your business and market like you do. Sure, you need to learn and follow industry “best practices” in order to hedge your bets in your favor. But, you can get that information from inexpensive, reliable sources for much, much less than what an expensive “consultant” will charge you.
That’s Where M.A.S.A.I. Can Help…
And that’s where The Martial Art School Alliance International can help – by providing you a place where you can get solid, reliable business information, education, training, and resources, and at a price that won’t break the bank.
At just $149 a year (yes, that’s correct – I said “one-hundred-forty-nine dollars a year”) you can’t beat the price. Compare that to programs that are in excess of $200 – $1,000 a month and I think you’ll see that M.A.S.A.I. membership just makes sense for your school.
Now, stay tuned for tomorrow’s post, because I am going to explain the details of how M.A.S.A.I. membership will help you and your martial arts school.
Until next time,
